Vice President Kamala Harris and her team are staring down attempts to make her the face of the Biden administration’s response to the crisis at the border, a little more than a week after being assigned a role that positions her in the center of one of the administration’s most divisive issues. Aides define her […]
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Analysis: Senate Republicans already have a Donald Trump problem
Over the past 10 days, two things happened that make clear that a) Trumpism isn’t going anywhere and b) it’s going to complicate Republican attempts to retake control of the Senate next November. The first is that former Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens (R), who resigned from office in 2018 amid a series of allegations of […]
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US Capitol Police watchdog issues scathing report on January 6 failures
The United States Capitol Police’s Inspector General has issued a scathing preliminary report about the department’s “deficiencies” leading up to the January 6 riot that left five people dead and nearly 140 law enforcement officers injured. A source familiar with the report told CNN that Inspector General Michael Bolton found that the department failed to […]
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Floyd’s girlfriend recalls their struggles with addiction
George Floyd’s girlfriend tearfully told a jury Thursday the story of how they met — at a Salvation Army shelter where he was a security guard with “this great, deep Southern voice, raspy” — and how they both struggled mightily with an addiction to opioids. “Our story, it’s a classic story of how many people […]
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EXPLAINER: Use-of-force experts evaluate Floyd arrest
Jurors on Wednesday saw Minneapolis police officers’ body camera footage showing how an initial confrontation over an alleged misdemeanor last year spiraled into George Floyd begging for his life underneath the knee of a police officer as two other officers held him down. Police departments nationwide have been trying for years to train officers to […]
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Tara VanDerveer, Dawn Staley prepare for Final Four rematch
Dawn Staley remembers talking to her Olympic coach Tara VanDerveer before she took the job at Temple two decades ago. The longtime Stanford coach actually suggested that Staley not become the head coach at the Philadelphia school because she was still playing in the WNBA and wouldn’t have the time to do both well. Twenty-one […]
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Biden’s ‘Jobs Cabinet’ to sell infrastructure as GOP resists
President Joe Biden set about convincing America it needs his $2.3 trillion infrastructure plan on Thursday, deputizing a five-member “jobs Cabinet” to help in the effort. But the enormity of his task was clear as Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell’s vowed to oppose the plan “every step of the way.” Speaking in Kentucky, McConnell said […]
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All 50 states now have expanded or will expand Covid vaccine eligibility to everyone 16 and up
All 50 states have announced when they plan to open up coronavirus vaccinations to everyone eligible under US Food and Drug Administration emergency use authorizations — if they haven’t done so already. Arkansas is the latest state to announce plans to expand vaccine eligibility to anyone 16 and older, starting on Tuesday, Gov. Asa Hutchinson […]
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Justice Department investigating Matt Gaetz as part of broader trafficking probe into another Florida politician
The Justice Department is investigating Rep. Matt Gaetz over allegations involving sex trafficking and prostitution, including involving a minor, according to a person familiar with the investigation. Federal investigators are examining whether Gaetz had a sexual relationship with a 17-year-old girl, reported The New York Times, which first disclosed the investigation into Gaetz. The Florida […]
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New Birth to host drive-in Resurrection Sunday Service featuring Pastor Charles Jenkins
New Birth Missionary Baptist Church is hosting a series of community outreach activities beginning on Good Friday, April 2, culminating with the ministry’s Resurrection Sunday drive-up service on April 4. All activities will take place on New Birth’s campus located at 6400 Woodrow Rd in Stonecrest. On Friday, April 2, New Birth is partnering with […]
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Senate approves $3,000-a-year credit for some teaching posts
Some Georgia teachers who agree to work in certain rural or low performing schools could get an extra $3,000 a year for five years under a bill advancing in the state Senate. The Senate on Monday voted 50-0 for House Bill 32, which would create a tax credit for up to 1,000 teachers who agree […]
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Atlanta Mayor Bottoms receives Covid-19 Vaccine at Mercedes-Benz Stadium
https://youtu.be/TBuyzvFLhSk Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms receives the first dose of the Pfizer vaccine at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. Bottoms, who doesn’t like getting shots, said, “I hate getting shots and that didn’t hurt.” March 30th, 2021. Video by Itoro Umontuen for The Atlanta Voice.
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Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms gets vaccinated at Mercedes-Benz Stadium
Tuesday afternoon, Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms received the coronavirus vaccine at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. The stadium is the largest federally-run mass vaccination site in the Southeastern United States. It is supported by FEMA, the United States Department of Defense, the Georgia Emergency Management Agency, and the Fulton County Department of Health. Mercedes-Benz Stadium has the […]
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President Biden unveils aggressive $2 trillion American Job Plan tackling climate, racial justice
The White House on Wednesday unveiled President Joe Biden’s “American Jobs Plan,” which administration officials said will unify and mobilize the country to meet the significant challenges of this time. Those challenges include the climate crisis and the ambitions of an autocratic China. The plan’s price tag is $2 trillion over eight years. It includes […]
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Coca-Cola, Delta, and big businesses speak out against Georgia’s new voting laws
Wednesday afternoon, Coca-Cola and Delta Airlines changed course and voiced strong opposition to Georgia’s overhaul of its election rules and regulations. Delta Airlines CEO Ed Bastian offered his statement after the boisterous disapproval of the company’s initial statement that supported portions of Senate Bill 202, but not all of the measure. “The entire rationale for […]